Welcome the World to Your Library Creating a Multilingual Library Introduction Video https://www.flickr.com/photos/7502393@N04/472028910 Kathryn Kelley & Katie Murtha Lincoln City Libraries, May 4, 2016
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About Lincoln City Libraries
8 urban library locations, plus bookmobile 60 full-time staff 44 part-time staff 1018 volunteers
Community information 2014 population est. 272,996 Lincoln, 301,795 Lancaster Co. Refugee resettlement community since 1983 Languages other than English used at home: 11.1 % ELL residents served by network of organizations
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Flickr user: edward stojakovic
Project need Libraries are among the
first American institutions immigrants turn to for help in learning English
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Many immigrants are unfamiliar with the benefits & responsibilities of public library use
New customers need a clear, accessible demonstration on obtaining a library card and available library resources
About the American Dream Grant Since 2007 166 libraries in 28 states One-time grant funding provides additional or improved
literacy services to adult English language learners & their families for expanded ELL collections, tutors, classes, and technology
$5k – $15k grants funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Our project goal:Welcome to Lincoln City Libraries! Create a video welcoming new users to their
public library system in their native language Add new materials for our literacy collection
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Building on existing programs & partnerships
Prime Time Lincoln Literacy Library computer classes Center for People in Need New Americans Task Force Library tours for adult ELL students
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Grant writing & research
Research community language demographics Compile statistics for library system Document current language partner organizations Estimate grant expenses and in-kind contributions Identify and make preliminary contact with possible
partners
Project partnersLincoln Public Schools – data to identify languages most often spoken at homeLanguageLinc – local organization providing written and audio translations of video script5 City-TV - audio/visual recording, editing & DVD productionOmaha Public Library – shared their video project experience and budget
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Developing the script
Greenville Library, NC
Omaha Public Library
Defining terms in simple language
Script considerations Essential topics to
cover
Avoiding images & information that could become outdated or obsolete
Prominently feature library card
Video recording
Who: Staff Customers City TV Staff
Video recordingWhen: Time of year Weather Public HoursWhere: Library locations Areas to feature
Translation & audio recording
Audio & captioning in 6 languages: Arabic, Karen, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese and English
Different languages needed different audio length to say the same thing
Translation and captioningCaption colors, fonts, & placement
Video
http://lincolnlibraries.org/about/welcome-to-lincoln-city-libraries/
Access via LCL website
Lincoln City Libraries website http://lincolnlibraries.org/
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DVD borrowing
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Promotion of video Press release
announcement Demo to New Americans
Task Force ELL and Newcomer tours Lincoln Literacy
computer classes Community Action
waiting room
Timeline & expenses Timeline
Aug 2012: grant application submittedJan 2013: LCL named as grant recipientSep 2013: final script completedJan 2014: translations and audio completedJun 2014: video release
Final expenses$1,000 video & audio recording, editing, DVD production$1,600 translation and audio narration$1,727 collection materials (DVD series)$787 print material translation
Other challenges Expense estimates Proofing audio tracks English captioning No speakers, YouTube
blocked on PACs
Success stories Videos - more than 1,000 YouTube views
since June 2014 An Arabic-speaking customer exclaimed,
“this is so cool!” Video is shown during community college
Newcomers program class The Karen Society of Nebraska posted the
video on their webpage Lincoln Literacy computer class students
watched in their own languages NATF agencies requested DVDs
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Questions?Kathryn Kelley [email protected] Murtha [email protected]
Lincoln City Libraries
We shared the story of our American Dream project with
Courtney Young, past ALA president, at NLA/NSLA 2014!
Sources Lincoln City Libraries website: http://lincolnlibraries.org/ Lincoln City Libraries catalog: https://lcl.ent.sirsi.net/ Lincoln City Libraries Facebook videos: https
://www.facebook.com/Lincoln.Libraries/videos/# 5 City TV YouTube playlist: https://
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj13AfdUD7Y8oE7s6ll-zhwnQbPIc0jbR The American Dream Starts @ your library: http://
www.ala.org/advocacy/literacy/americandream Omaha Public Library YouTube Link: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCzCbYz6Vd0 Greenville Library, North Carolina YouTube Link: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPzJoQb9D4A US Census Bureau Quick Facts
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045214/3128000,00